Clothes-line prop.



W. BEAVER. CLOTHES LINE PROP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1911.

Patented Jan. 16, 1912.

Inventor Attorneys Witnesses I UNITED STATES PAT NT oEEIoE.

wEsLEY BEAVER, 0E coELINsvILLE, ILLINOIS.

v CLOTHES-LINE PROP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 24,

Patented Jan. 16,1912.

1911. Serial No. 640,322.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WESLEY BEAVER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Collinsville, in the county ofMadisonand State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulClothes-Line Prop, of which is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes line props.

The invention has for its object to provide for varying or adjusting thelength of the prop for suitably elevating the line with its contents orwashed articles for drying and for lowering the same after the articleshave dried, for the convenient removal of said articles.

A further object is to provide for readily effecting such adjustment ofthe prop for the stated purposes' A still further object is aforesaidends in a simple, inexpensive manner.

The invention consists of certain instrumentalities and featuressubstantially as hereinafter disclosed and defined by the claim.

III-the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy invention wherein various changes and modifications asrelate to thedetailed construction and arrangement of the parts may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

Figures 1 and 2 are broken elevational views of the prop, taken atdifferent angles. Figs. 3 and 4: are also broken elevational viewsthereof, viewed at corresponding angles the members or sections of theprop however, being in contracted or collapsed position. Fig. 5 is adetached perspective of the retaining and adjusting pin for the propmembers or sections, and its adjunctive locking member.

In carrying out my invention, I form the same of two members or sections1 and 2, which conjointly constitute the prop, the two members orsections being suitably coupled together by and received within sleevesor keepers to carry out the expeditious, and

3 and at, said sleeves being suitably secured to said members orsections, respectively. These sleeves or keepers 3 and 1 are applied tothe prop members or sections near their upper and lower ends,respectively, as disclosed by the several figures and are adapted tosnugly embrace said prop members to allow the latter to slide thefollowing one upon, and in contact with the other, and through saidsleeves or keepers. This. arrangement allows of the prop being extendedor contracted as required for suitably supporting the clothes -line withits contents or. washed articles in elevated position for drying, or forlowering the same with its contents after drying, for the convenientremoval of the latter as will be readily appreciated. 3 4

In order. to provide for the retention of the prop sections or memberssuitably eX- tended or retracted, said sections or members are providedwith registering apertures or perforations 5, while one of the sleevesas 3, has produced through opposite sides thereof alining apertures orperforations 6, and through the apertures of said sleeve and any tworegistering apertures 5 of said prop member is inserted a pin 7. The pin7 is itself effectively retained in place by means of av locking memberor contrivance 8, the same being of frame like or approximately U-shapedoutline, with its free end hook terminated or bent at a right angle asat 9, and adapted to be engaged with said pin near its projecting freeend. The looking or hook ended member or contrivance 8 is loosely orfreely jointed or looped as at 10 to the head or eye-end portion of thepin 7, as indicated in Fig. 5; and from this arrangement it will be seenthat .the member 8 is adapted to embrace the sleeve through which thepin 7 is passed, and to engage the same upon three sides and thusprovide for effectively securing the pin in position against possiblecasual displacement.

The lower section or member 1 of the prop is adapted to efiectivelyengage or enter the ground to guard against the slipping of the propfrom its position, this being efiected preferably by equipping said propsection upon opposite sides with pointed metal strips or plates 11suitably bolted as at 12 or otherwise fastened to said prop section ormember, the pointed lower ends of said plates or strips being slightlyinclined or deflected laterally and outwardly for obvious reasons.

The upper section or member 2 of the prop has its upper end providedwith a notch or bifurcation as at 18, to receive the clothes line as ineffecting engagement between the latter and the prop and to saidv end ofsaid prop section or member is applied a suitable retaining contrivance14;

for the retention of the clothes line in-saidforming wire incontinuation is formed with bowed or arched lateral portions 17, adaptedto receive and engage the clothes line laterally of the v.prop as willappear would be the case especially from Figs. 1 and 3. Said bail andlateralarch forming wire is still further extended into duplicatecomplemental members, conjointly forming a handle or lever 18 for thesuitable actuationiof the clothes line retaining contriv-- ance orlatch, as in providing for the con-, venient insertion of theclothesline into the notch or bifurcation of the prop, and its ready removalwhen desired. The duplicate handle member forming extensions of saidwire are suitably bent at their outer ends at right angles to thelateral portions thereof and caused to freely overlap each other,whereby these handle members or extensions may be readily sprung apartor distended so that they may be swung under the stop pin 19 when thelatch is placed over the line,

the-latch being thereby held against casual benefits of my inventionhave been made clearly apparent, it being further stated,

(however, that the'device is quite simple and inexpensive of manufactureand furnishes anarticle of greatconvenience and which is effective forits'intended purpose.

What is claimed A clothes line prop including slidably ber insertiblethrough said prop members, said pin member having as i an adjunctthereof, a locking member loosely connected atone end to one. end ofsaid pin, the opposite end of said locking member being adapted toengage said pin at its free end.

In testimonythat I claim'the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WESLEY BEAVER.-

Witnesses JEss. B. DRAKE, LOUIS CooK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G,

coupled together members and a'pin mem-

